U.S.Monastir (Division I) agreed terms with 25-year old Serbian center Ilija Milutinovic (211-110kg-88, college: Oakland, agency: Global Sports Plaza). He played most recently at Tokyo Cinq Reves in Japanese BJ League, but was released by the team in Nov.'12. In four games he had 6.8ppg and 3.8rpg last season. The most of previous (2011-12) season Milutinovic spent at Olimpi (Superleague) in Georgia. In 29 games he recorded 8.2ppg, 7.1rpg, 1.5apg and 1.0bpg that season. He helped them to make it to the final. He attended Oakland University until 2011 and it will be his third season as a professional player.

Zadar - Partizan 97:104 Partizan clinched the second win in ABA Liga. They topped Zadar on the road for 2-2 record. Vanja Marinkovic (198-SG-97, agency: BeoBasket) nailed 33 points to lead the Serbian side. Partizan sank 26 points in the opening frame to take a 5-point lead. The visitors unloaded 29 points in the second term to take a 55:48 halftime advantage. Partizan maintained the lead throughout the third term. Zadar unleashed 31 points in the final quarter but could not avoid the l... [read more]

Zadar - Partizan 97:104

Partizan clinched the second win in ABA Liga. They topped Zadar on the road for 2-2 record. Vanja Marinkovic (198-SG-97, agency: BeoBasket) nailed 33 points to lead the Serbian side. Partizan sank 26 points in the opening frame to take a 5-point lead. The visitors unloaded 29 points in the second term to take a 55:48 halftime advantage. Partizan maintained the lead throughout the third term. Zadar unleashed 31 points in the final quarter but could not avoid the loss. Djoko Salic (213-C-95) netted 21 points, while Patrick Miller (185-PG-92, college: Tennessee St.) added 19 points for the visiting side. Zadar answered with 29 points from Luka Bozic (201-PG-96, agency: XL Basketball Agency). Kristijan Krajina (209-C-90, college: Mt.St.Mary's) tossed in 15.

Vladimir Lucic selected the top Serbian playing abroad in last week's games - 2 days ago

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We bring you last week's top performances from Serbians who are playing abroad and who all have had prior experience of national team duties at youth or senior level. This week's number one is an international small forward Vladimir Lucic (201-89). He led Bayern Muenchen to a victory over the 11th-ranked BG Goettingen in the German BBL in Saturday night's game.
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We bring you last week's top performances from Serbians who are playing abroad and who all have had prior experience of national team duties at youth or senior level.

#1. This week's number one is an international small forward Vladimir Lucic (201-89, currently plays in Germany). He led Bayern Muenchen to a victory over the 11th-ranked BG Goettingen (1-4) 78-72 in the German BBL in Saturday night's game.
Lucic was MVP of the game. He scored 18 points, had 4 rebounds and dished 4 assists in 32 minutes on the court.
FC Bayern Muenchen (3-1) is placed fifth in the BBL.
It was his team's third consecutive victory in a row.
But this is still an early stage of the season and everything may happen.
Lucic has relatively good stats this year: 14.8ppg, 4.0rpg, 2.3apg, 1.3spg, 2FGP: 52.4% in four games he played so far.
He is currently a member of the Serbian senior national team.

#2. Second place goes to an international power forward Milan Macvan (206-89, currently plays in EuroCup) is a teammate of previously mentioned Vladimir Lucic. But that was another game of his team in Eurocup which we would like to mention.
Macvan contributed to an easy victory against the closely-ranked Galatasaray (0-1) 86-69.
He recorded 12 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in 25 minutes. It was his first game for Bayern Muenchen this season.
His team is placed third in the Eurocup.
Macvan is in the roster of the Serbian senior national team.

#3. The Serbian player who performed third best last week abroad was an international point guard Nemanja Nedovic (191-91, currently plays in Spain). He was the main contributor in an Unicaja Malaga's victory against the league outsider Real Betis (0-4) crushing them 99-71 in the Spanish Liga Endesa in Saturday night's game.
Nedovic was the best player in that game. He recorded 22 points, 4 assists and 3 steals.
Unicaja Malaga (3-1) is placed sixth in the Liga Endesa.
But the season is still in it's first stage and everything can happen.
This season Nedovic has relatively solid stats: 14.0ppg, 1.8rpg, 5.0apg, 2FGP: 47.8%, 3FGP: 26.1% and FT: 85.7%.
He is also a member of the Serbian senior national team.

#4. Forward Vladimir Micov (201-85, agency: BeoBasket, currently plays in Euroleague) could not help Armani Milano (0-1) in their last game. Despite Micov's very good performance Armani Milano lost 84-93 on the road to the much higher-ranked (#3) CSKA.
He was the second best scorer with 16 points. Micov also added 5 rebounds and 3 assists in 38 minutes. It was his first game for Armani Milano this season.
But there are still lots of games to play and it's a long way to go.
Micov used to play for the Serbian national team
back in 2014.

#5. Former U16 international center Bogdan Radosavljevic (213-93, currently plays in Germany) was the major contributor in an ALBA Berlin's victory against the league outsider Walter Tigers (0-4) crushing them 99-63 in the German BBL in Friday night's game.
He scored 15 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in a mere 18 minutes.
ALBA Berlin (4-1) is placed third in the BBL.
It was his team's third consecutive victory in a row.
This year Radosavljevic averages: 5.2ppg and 2.2rpg in five games.
He has a dual citizenship: Serbian and German.
Radosavljevic used to play for the Serbian U16 national team
eight years ago.

#6. Guard Stefan Peno (198-97, currently plays in EuroCup) is a teammate of previously mentioned Bogdan Radosavljevic. However that was another game of his team in Eurocup which brought him to that list.
Peno contributed to an easy victory against the sixth-ranked Partizan (0-1) crushing them 111-85.
He recorded 15 points and added 3 assists. It was his first game for ALBA Berlin this season.
His team is placed first in the Eurocup.
Peno is a former international player as he played for the Serbian senior team three years ago.

#7. Former U20 international center Nikola Maravic (212-89, also represented by BeoBasket, currently plays in Balkan League) contributed to a Levski 2014's victory against one of league's weakest teams Kumanovo (0-1) 85-78 in the Balkan League on Wednesday night.
He recorded 18 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in 22 minutes. It was his first game for Levski 2014 this season.
His team is placed third in the Balkan League.
Maravic used to play for the Serbian U20 national team
eight years ago.

#8. Center Djordje Gagic (210-90, another player represented by BeoBasket, currently plays in Turkey) helped Yesilgiresun Bld win their game against the eighth-ranked Besiktas (1-1) 94-91 in the Turkish BSL in Saturday night's game.
He scored 16 points.
Yesilgiresun Belediye (2-0) is placed second in the BSL.
It's Gagic's first season with the team.
Gagic has reliable stats this year: 12.0ppg and 6.0rpg.
He used to play for the Serbian national team
back in 2013.

#9. Former U20 international power forward Andrija Bojic (207-93, another player represented by BeoBasket, currently plays in Poland) was not able to help Polpharma (2-1) in their last game on Monday. Despite Bojic's very good performance Polpharma was defeated in an overtime 94-90 at home by the much lower-ranked Trefl (#11).
He was the top scorer with 30 points. Bojic also added 6 rebounds.
Bojic has individually a very good season with high stats. He averages: 19.0ppg, 6.3rpg and 1.3apg.
Bojic used to play for the Serbian U20 national team
four years ago.

#10. Power forward Luka Mitrovic (204-93, currently plays in Germany) helped Brose Baskets win their game against the league outsider Walter Tigers (0-4) 81-73 in the German BBL last Sunday.
Mitrovic was the top player that evening. He scored 16 points, had 6 rebounds and dished 4 assists.
Brose Baskets Bamberg (3-1) is placed sixth in the BBL.
It was his team's third consecutive victory in a row.
Mitrovic's stats this season are: 13.3ppg, 8.7rpg and 2.3apg.
He is a former international player as two years ago he still played for the Serbian senior national team.

#11. Former U20 international center Ivan Marinkovic (209-93, currently plays in Turkey) is a teammate of previously mentioned Djordje Gagic. But that was another game of his team in Turkish BSL we would like to talk about.
Marinkovic helped Yesilgiresun Bld win their game against the league outsider Usak Sportlif 64-61.
He recorded 7 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in 35 minutes.
This year Marinkovic's overall stats are: 7.0ppg, 13.0rpg and 1.5apg in two games.
He used to play for the Serbian U20 national team
four years ago.

#12. International guard Stefan Jovic (198-90, currently plays in EuroCup) is a teammate of previously mentioned Vladimir Lucic. He played also in the last Eurocup game facing Milan Macvan (above) in the other team.
Jovic managed to help FC Bayern Muenchen in a victory against the closely-ranked Galatasaray 86-69.
He recorded only 3 points and added 11 assists in 19 minutes. It was his first game for Bayern Muenchen this season.
Jovic is also in the roster of the Serbian national team.

#13. Former University international power forward Nikola Markovic (208-89, currently plays in Poland) faced previously mentioned Andrija Bojic in the Polish PLK last game.
Markovic helped Trefl win their n overtime game against the fourth-ranked Polpharma 94-90.
He recorded a double-double by scoring 19 points and getting 11 rebounds. Markovic also added 2 blocks.
This season Markovic has very high stats. He averages: 15.5ppg, 9.5rpg and 1.5apg.
Markovic used to play for the Serbian university national team
four years ago.

#14. International center Nikola Milutinov (212-94, currently plays in Greece) was not able to secure a victory for Olympiacos in their game against Panathinaikos in the Greek A1.
He recorded 8 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks. It was his first game for Olympiacos this season.
His team was edged 71-68.
Milutinov used to play for the Serbian national team
last year.

#15. Former University international power forward Milan Milovanovic (205-91, currently plays in Poland) is a teammate of previously mentioned Andrija Bojic. But that was another game of his team in Polish PLK we would like to talk about.
Milovanovic helped Polpharma win their game against the closely-ranked Stelmet 82-77.
He was the top player that evening. Milovanovic scored 21 points and grabbed 5 rebounds.
Milovanovic averaged so far 14.0ppg and 5.7rpg.
He used to play for the Serbian university national team
two years ago.

The list of other players, who all have Serbian passport but never been selected to any of Serbian national teams:

#1. Experienced Dusan Djordjevic (193-G-83, agency: BeoBasket, currently plays in Belgium) led Oostende to a victory over the seventh-ranked Spirou Charleroi (1-2) 92-75 in the Belgian Euromillions League last Friday.
Djordjevic was the best player in that game. He recorded 17 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.
Telenet BC Oostende (4-0) is placed first in the Euromillions League.
So far his team won all four games in the Regular Season.
But the season just started, so everything may happen.
It's Djordjevic's seventh year with the team.
This season Djordjevic averages: 9.8ppg, 2.0rpg and 4.3apg.

#2.Dusan Sakota (210-SF-86, also represented by BeoBasket, currently plays in Greece) was the main contributor in AEK's victory against the eighth-ranked Aiolos Trikallon (1-1) 91-72 in the Greek A1 on Saturday night.
He was the top player that evening. Sakota recorded 16 points and grabbed 6 rebounds.
AEK Athens (1-1) is placed fourth in the A1.
It's Sakota's fourth season with the team.
He has reliable stats this year: 11.0ppg and 3.0rpg.
Sakota has a dual citizenship: Serbian and Greek.
Despite his Serbian passport, Sakota previously played for the Greek U20 national team and is probably not eligible to play for the Serbian team.

#3.Marko Pavlovic (210-C-86, currently plays in Romania) was the major contributor in a Phoenix Galati's victory against the closely-ranked Targu Mures (1-1) 87-81 in the Romanian Liga Nationala last Sunday.
Pavlovic had a double-double by scoring 21 points and getting 15 rebounds. He also added 3 assists and 4 blocks in 31 minutes.
It was the game of the round between two top 4 ranked teams. CS Phoenix Galati (2-0) is placed second in the Liga Nationala.
Pavlovic has individually a very good year with high stats. He averages: 15.5ppg, 12.0rpg, 1.5apg and 3.0bpg in two games he played so far.

#4.Marko Spica (205-C-86, agency: Pro Partner Sports Management, college: Cent.Michigan, currently plays in Hungary) contributed to Kaposvari's victory against one of league's weakest teams JP-Auto JKSE (0-2) 76-67 in the Hungarian A Division in Friday night's game.
He was the top player that evening. Spica scored 22 points, grabbed 6 boards, handed out 7 passes and blocked 2 shots in 36 minutes.
Kaposvari KK (2-0) is placed first in the A Division.
Spica has very impressive stats this year: 17.0ppg, 6.0rpg and 5.5apg in two games.
He is another player who holds two passports: Serbian and Hungarian.

#5.Tomislav Ivosev (204-F-90, agency: 011 Sports, currently plays in Hungary) is a teammate of previously mentioned Marko Spica and both played together in the last Hungarian A Division game.
Ivosev contributed to Kaposvari's victory against one of league's weakest teams JP-Auto JKSE (0-2) 76-67.
He scored 20 points, grabbed 8 rebounds and made 2 blocks.
Ivosev averaged so far 12.5ppg, 8.5rpg, 1.5apg and 2.0bpg.
He has both Serbian and Hungarian nationalities.

#6.Branko Mirkovic (190-G-82, another player represented by 011 Sports, currently plays in VTB United League) could not help Kalev/Cramo (0-1) in their last game on Sunday. Despite his very good performance Kalev/Cramo was crushed 88-62 at home by the higher-ranked Lokomotiv (#5).
Mirkovic was the top scorer with 20 points. He also added 4 assists. It was his first game for Kalev/Cramo this season.
Mirkovic also holds two passports: Serbian and Bulgarian.

#7.Momcilo Latinovic (198-G/F-89, college: N.Mexico Highlands, currently plays in United Kingdom) contributed to an easy victory against one of league's weakest teams Manchester Giants crushing them 115-74 in the British BBL in Friday night's game.
He scored 21 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in 24 minutes.
Latinovic has very impressive stats this year: 16.0ppg and 4.0rpg in four games.
He has dual citizenship: Serbian and Hungarian.

#8.Zarko Djuric (202-F-89, currently plays in Slovakia) contributed to a 2-point Levice's victory against the league outsider Zilina 88-86 in the Slovakian SBL on Saturday night.
He was the top player that evening. Djuric recorded 25 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in 28 minutes.
Djuric's stats this year are: 12.5ppg and 4.3rpg in four games.

#9.Dragan Zekovic (209-C/F-87, another player represented by BeoBasket, currently plays in Romania) was not able to help Steaua CSM (1-1) in their last game. Despite his very good performance Steaua CSM lost 74-88 on the road to the leading CSU Sibiu.
Zekovic was the top scorer with 21 points. He also added 4 rebounds in 26 minutes.
Zekovic's stats this year are: 14.5ppg, 4.5rpg and 2.5apg in two games.

#10.Milovan Savic (205-C-87, currently plays in ABA League) contributed to a Teodo Tivat's surprising victory against the 16th-ranked Rogaska 78-69 in the ABA League on Wednesday night.
Savic had a double-double by scoring 17 points and getting 13 rebounds. He also added 5 assists in 32 minutes. It was his first game for Teodo Tivat this season.
Savic has Serbian and Montenegrin nationalities.
Despite his Serbian passport, Savic previously played for the Montenegrin U21 national team and probably cannot be called to the Serbian team.

KB Kosice (SBL) tabbed 31-year old Serbian guard Radenko Pilcevic (188-86). It is actually his comeback to Kosice as he has played here before. Pilcevic already started the season at Science City Jena in German BBL league. But in three games he averaged just 1.7ppg, 1.0rpg and 2.3apg this season. The last season Pilcevic played at KB Kosice where in 42 SBL games he had 13.0ppg, 3.5rpg, 6.2apg (top 2) and 1.5spg. He helped them to win the cup and make to league semifinals. He can count tha... [read more]

KB Kosice (SBL) tabbed 31-year old Serbian guard Radenko Pilcevic (188-86). It is actually his comeback to Kosice as he has played here before. Pilcevic already started the season at Science City Jena in German BBL league. But in three games he averaged just 1.7ppg, 1.0rpg and 2.3apg this season. The last season Pilcevic played at KB Kosice where in 42 SBL games he had 13.0ppg, 3.5rpg, 6.2apg (top 2) and 1.5spg. He helped them to win the cup and make to league semifinals. He can count that season as a very successful as was selected to Eurobasket.com All-Slovakian League 2nd Team and All-Bosmans Team. Pilcevic won Hungarian League championship title in 2014.He is a very experienced player. Pilcevic has played also professionally in Lithuania (Dzukija), Romania (BC Timisoara, Pitesti and Craiova), Serbia (Metalac, Radnicki 1950 Kragujevac and Crnokosa), Hungary (Szolnok) and FYR Macedonia (Feni Industries).

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